From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 05:55:41 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: Invasive interface
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From: Eric Paulos <paulos@cs.berkeley.edu>
To: wearables List <wearables@media.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: Invasive interface
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 15:28:02 -0800


On a somewhat related issue Eduardo Kac from the Chicago Art Institute
last week sucessfully implanted a microchip under his skin.  This is
much more of a "dumb" chip as it simply can report back an ID number
when queried and doesn't really have any sensing or processing.
However, it is notable because it was done by a non-medical individual
on his own accord and at least shows that implants are becoming a more
accessable to the common person.  Now only what to do about that
heatsink...  More info here:

	 http://www.dialdata.com.br/casadasrosas/net-art/kac/

-Eric Paulos



  AO>  Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 14:49:57 -0500 (EST) From: Lee Campbell
  AO>  <elwin@media.mit.edu> Subject: Re: beyond wearable

  >> My wife's uncle just got a pacemaker.  It's a new design; it
  >> listens to his heart, runs signal processing algorithms, and
  >> decides if his occasional arrhythmia is present; if so it takes
  >> over control of his heart muscles; the rest of the time it sits
  >> idle and lets his heart be controlled naturally.

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